Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring in Switzerland
Switzerland: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring was 0.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring in Switzerland, 1990–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 0.0% for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in 2024.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in Switzerland peaked at 0.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
Switzerland ranks 95th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More climate change data for Switzerland
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.1% (2100)
- Population growth 1.0% (2025)
- Population, total 9.09 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.3% (2025)
- Urban population 7.79 million (2025)
- Urban population 85.7% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 3.59 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 3.16 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 3.59 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 3.59 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in Switzerland?
- Share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in Switzerland was 0.0% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Switzerland rank for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Switzerland ranks 95th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from flaring since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from flaring.